These stunning pictures of Bruce Foryth dancing with his wife Wilnelia Merced show just how much love they had for each other.

The touching photos show the national treasure and Wilnelia hitting the dancefloor during one of his final public appearances in 2015.

Bruce, who sadly died this week aged 89, appeared in good health as he spun his wife round the floor during an event at Gatwick Airport.

Two weeks before this appearance, Bruce had suffered a fall which caused him a minor concussion. Explaining the incident, he said: "I lost my balance and then didn’t know where I was, reached out for a chair, which fell over, then hit my head. I'm fine now."

Bruce and Wilnelia hit the dancefloor

The 2015 event was one of Bruce's final public appearance

Bruce made his final TV appearance a month later in December 2015, appearing on the Christmas edition of Strictly Come Dancing.

Bruce was not seen in public in 2016 and was not well enough to attend the funerals of his friends Ronnie Corbett and Terry Wogan.

Speaking about his fall during an emotional interview last year, Wilnelia said: “It was very scary. He was bruised and it was really awful. We wanted to know why he had the fall... They did a body scan and that is where they found the two aneurysms."

Bruce had suffered a fall two weeks prior to these photos being taken

She added: "It was really a worry. We were about to go to the Caribbean for Christmas but then thought if anything happens on the plane there would be a big risk."

Celebrities paid tribute to Bruce after news of his death broke yesterday. In an emotional statement, Tess Daly, who hosted Strictly with Sir Bruce until he retired in 2014, said: "There are no words to describe how heartbroken I am."

She added: "From the moment we met, Bruce and I did nothing but laugh our way through a decade together on Strictly Come Dancing.